Friday, January 28, 2011

A very heated debate happen earlier this month about a book name Intelok, written by National Laureate winner Abdullah Hussain. Earlier reports in the newspaper mention of a spat happening in the Indian community of Malaysia over the "P" word or known as Pariah, a derogatory term for an Indian person. That was what was reported in the newspaper of lately, but I think that is not the case at the moment.In the Letters section of the News Straits Time dated 27th January 2011 an Indian lady wrote in and this was what she found when she reading the book. Presumably, she is a teachers in a school in Kuala Lumpur.

(as quoting from the article)I thought the only issue was with the P-word. However, I would like to point out that there is more to it and it is totally degrading to the Indian community,There have also been numerous instances when a certain books and drawings were deemed disrespectful to a majority of Malaysians and demonstrations were held. The offending books were then banned.Why the double standard? Let me point out a few examples in Interlok that are bad for national unity.

Is the Indian man so low in his opinion of himself that he takes pride in the fact that the white man's dog is friendly towards him?

Suthichana PuvandranKuala Lumpur

The two ends of the stick:

Some defended the book saying it will cause healthy discussion and will avoid name calling after its being taught in the classes

Some said it is accordance to the era mention in the book. In other words in was a normal occurrence back then.

Some pointed out that this will alienate Indian students in school after this. Unproper name calling will start.

My thoughts:

Was the name calling necessary in the book mentioned above necessary at the first place?

Is the author some attention seeking person. Does he even get his facts right?Fellow Indian readers, enlighten me please.

Will in help in promoting unity and harmony and uplifting the 1Malaysia concept. I am afraid it will not be like that if the teachers who taught this doesn't tell about the improperness of the derogatory terms used in the novel. I think name calling will start if is not handled well. So in conclusion, not really a good choice at all all.

Sunday, January 23, 2011

After much research, it is speculated that the G6 they are singing is referring to a private jet plane( Gulfstream 650).According to the Far East Movement, it's so fly that you need a different lifestyle for it?

Monday, January 17, 2011

Why I bought this pocket-less shorts in the first place and please don't tell me about the back pockets. They are not pockets and it is useless to put wallets and all there. Pocket-less shorts should be a crime to fashion/clothing. Enough said

Saturday, January 15, 2011

This was when I was highschool student and it was during an afternoon nap. It was a news room setting and she was the weather girl. She was litterally going about forecasting the weather for the day after and I clearly remember her telling me or everyone that is going to rain the next day.

The problem is, it never rain. It was the weirdest dream I ever had though.

Popular among the Melanau tribe in Sarawak. This dish is deceptively simple and it involves minimal fuss in its preparation. It is usually done by fishermen that is out at sea, and is done because there is no cooking utensils or to avoid any fire from happening with cooking on board the boat. So what they have created here is a dish that is easy to ensemble yet delicious to eat.

One must be warn though, this dish is eaten raw.

Usually the fish must be seriously fresh in order to make this dish.The fish are usually filleted, shredded chillies are added in and so is the shallots and also lime juice.A good plate of umai is then left in the fridge so that the mixtures of ingredients will coexist with each other. It is eaten cold, there is no other way. The recipes varies from one another because it is usually handed out from generation to generation. So there is no right or wrong when preparing this dish and this is the reason why umai is uniquely a Sarawakian dish.

Nowadays, the umai dish has become a staples in posh hotel restaurants and eateries. I feel that something has to be done to introduce this dish to the world so that it is well known. If the Japanese can do it with their sushis and sashimis, why not us?

Sunday, January 2, 2011

I think if MRAs are so concerned about violence against men, they should put﻿ their money where their mouths are and create some men's shelters.

The feminists had to do it themselves, why not them?

@SyntoxYeah, but just because men don't die as much doesn't mean that we shouldn't try to stop violence against men, too. I think it would be good to run at least /something/ showing that women can be abusers and men can﻿ be abused. You wouldn't believe how many people think it's just not possible, like it breaks a law of nature or something.

@Syntox Oh, I agree, I just think it would be﻿ interesting to see how people reacted if the genders were reversed.

Have to agree though about guys being portrayed as the abuser and not the woman. I am not surprise if there is a lot of men out there suffers being abuse alone. Nevertheless a good ad.

to start of the random festivity going into....wait the minute, It's 2011 already. To my readers out there Happy New Year 2011. As I was saying, to kick off things, the first random post of 2011. A toothbrush review

I got this awesome toothbrush recommended by my mum. She said it was good for the gums and teeth. So decided to finally give it a try after making my old toothbrush into a complete mess.

Bye bye old toothbrush

Let's look at the toothbrush itself

The bristles looks awesomely ugly

Giving a grip test

Overall it was a sturdy toothbrush, what I really love about it was the grip. Nice to hold and it gives you and assurance that your toothbrush won't slip from all the long hours of brushing..nah just kidding. Brushing for hours can cause gum decay. so please do overdo the brushing bit okay peeps. So like I said before a good toothbrush. I love the minty after taste that was on some part of the bristle.